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Director:
Robert Young
Writers:
Jackie Collins (novel)
Jackie Collins (screenplay)
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Release Date:
March 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The name of the same is Sex-Cess. And they all know how yo play the game
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User Comments:
Highly entertaining disco era trash with knockout performances by the two leads more (3 total)

Cast

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Anthony Franciosa ... David Cooper

Carroll Baker ... Linda Cooper
Sherrie Lee Cronn ... Claudia Parker

Paul Nicholas ... Gem Gemini
Gareth Hunt ... Jay Grossman
Georgina Hale ... Lori Grossman
Anthony Steel ... Conrad Lee
John Nolan ... Joe

Jean Gilpin ... Miss Field
Moira Downie ... Gerda
Alison Elliott ... Sharon
Eva Louise ... Mercedes Benz
Joanne Ridley ... Joanie
Emma Ridley ... Lucy
Roy Scammell ... Jeff Spencer
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:R | France:-16 | UK:18 | USA:R
Company:
Married Men more

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Suzanne Danielle was originally cast as Claudia Parker but withdrew after refusing to film nude scenes. more
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Highly entertaining disco era trash with knockout performances by the two leads, 17 August 2009
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Author: roegcamel from United States

I just watched this outrageously hammy gem and I must say that I enjoyed it far more than I expected. Nothing could have prepared me for the merciless onslaught of bad disco music the film has to offer, and I wasn't ready for the outlandish (yet very welcome) finale (and no, I wouldn't dream of giving that away).

The plot is simple: A successful married man (Franciosa) has been cheating on his foxy wife (Baker) for years. His wife finally learns of his behavior and starts an affair with a disco star named Gem Gemini (!). The husband learns the errors of his ways and tries to get his wife back, but she's reluctant to give him another chance. That's the framework for the story, but it's the details that set it apart from others of its type, and what wild details they are.

Expect heavy doses of sleaze, a horde of foul language (mainly from the always amusing Franciosa) and some alarmingly good acting by Franciosa and Baker. The direction is also fine; the shot design is stylish, ambitious and sure-footed. I liked the script as well; it's consistently entertaining and has some eye-opening insights into the minds of its central characters.

Let's just say that I knew I was in for a 102 minute disco freak-out when the opening credits were backed by Bonnie Tyler, singing the atrocious title track into the camera! The film has its serious moments, but much of the drama can only be enjoyed as pure camp now that the film has become such a time capsule. Don't miss this alternately hilarious and devastating would-be classic!

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